Weald of Kent Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Tonbridge (Kent).
Attainment 8
69.3
▲ 23.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
95.4%
▲ 49pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.2%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.7%
▼ 23pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.3%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
77%
1,913 / 2,475 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Oct 2024
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 6.8% | joint 2,455th highest of 3,227 (6 schools have the same figure) | 65th highest of 99 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.5% | joint 3,121st highest of 3,227 (2 schools have the same figure) | 91st highest of 99 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.1% | joint 3,099th highest of 3,226 (3 schools have the same figure) | joint 91st highest of 100 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.11% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 4.7% | joint 3,208th highest of 3,258 (3 schools have the same figure) | 95th highest of 100 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 2.8% | 3,228th highest of 3,257 | 95th highest of 100 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 2.6% | joint 3,214th highest of 3,257 (5 schools have the same figure) | joint 90th highest of 100 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 0.2% | joint 3,223rd highest of 3,257 (20 schools have the same figure) | joint 93rd highest of 100 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 108.8 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 120 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 7.3 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 17.5 | joint 1,487th highest of 3,200 (65 schools have the same figure) | joint 55th highest of 100 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 14.1 | joint 323rd highest of 3,200 (29 schools have the same figure) | joint 26th highest of 100 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 8.3% | joint 2,590th highest of 3,205 (19 schools have the same figure) | joint 81st highest of 100 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 74.4% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 5.4 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 69.3 | 108th highest of 3,136 | 9th highest of 97 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | +0.77 | joint 201st highest of 3,032 (5 schools have the same figure) | joint 6th highest of 94 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 99% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 95.4% | joint 96th highest of 3,136 (2 schools have the same figure) | joint 7th highest of 97 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 2,000 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,918 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 4.1% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 01/10/2024 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 26/04/2022 (school year 2021/22): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence6.8% 2024/25
This school
3.6%
2016/17
3.5%
2017/18
3.7%
2018/19
2.9%
2020/21
8.5%
2021/22
7%
2022/23
7%
2023/24
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.5% 2024/25
This school
0.1%
2016/17
0.2%
2017/18
0.2%
2018/19
0.2%
2020/21
0.6%
2021/22
0.5%
2022/23
0.6%
2023/24
0.5%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.1% 2024/25
This school
0.6%
2017/18
0.6%
2018/19
0.5%
2019/20
0.6%
2020/21
0.4%
2021/22
0.4%
2022/23
1.1%
2023/24
1.1%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.3 2024/25
This school
0.7
2017/18
0.8
2018/19
0.9
2019/20
0.7
2020/21
0.5
2021/22
0.5
2022/23
1.4
2023/24
1.3
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.11% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.11%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)4.7% 2025/26
This school
2.7%
2019/20
3.1%
2020/21
3.1%
2021/22
3.5%
2022/23
3.8%
2023/24
4%
2024/25
4.7%
2025/26
Any SEN2.8% 2025/26
This school
1.6%
2019/20
2.3%
2020/21
5.2%
2021/22
4.5%
2022/23
4.2%
2023/24
2.1%
2024/25
2.8%
2025/26
SEN support2.6% 2025/26
This school
1.3%
2019/20
2%
2020/21
5%
2021/22
4.5%
2022/23
3.9%
2023/24
1.6%
2024/25
2.6%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans0.2% 2025/26
This school
0.4%
2019/20
0.2%
2020/21
0.2%
2021/22
0.1%
2022/23
0.3%
2023/24
0.4%
2024/25
0.2%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)108.8 2024/25
This school
78.0
2017/18
77.8
2018/19
89.0
2019/20
97.0
2020/21
101.4
2021/22
112.0
2022/23
110.1
2023/24
108.8
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)120 2024/25
This school
83
2017/18
85
2018/19
95
2019/20
107
2020/21
111
2021/22
121
2022/23
121
2023/24
120
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.3 2024/25
This school
7.4
2017/18
10.3
2018/19
7.3
2019/20
8.4
2020/21
7.4
2021/22
6.9
2022/23
6.9
2023/24
7.3
2024/25
Pupils per teacher17.5 2024/25
This school
18.4
2017/18
20.5
2018/19
19.5
2019/20
19.2
2020/21
19.2
2021/22
17.7
2022/23
17.4
2023/24
17.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult14.1 2024/25
This school
14.2
2017/18
15.3
2018/19
15.0
2019/20
14.8
2020/21
15.5
2021/22
14.0
2022/23
14.1
2023/24
14.1
2024/25
Teacher turnover8.3% 2024/25
This school
22.7%
2017/18
21.5%
2018/19
12%
2019/20
10.3%
2020/21
19.2%
2021/22
16.4%
2022/23
7.1%
2023/24
8.3%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence74.4% 2024/25
This school
56%
2016/17
52.4%
2017/18
56.7%
2018/19
57.6%
2020/21
82.9%
2021/22
71.9%
2022/23
75.8%
2023/24
74.4%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)5.4 2024/25
This school
2.8
2016/17
1.9
2017/18
3.8
2018/19
2.1
2020/21
6.4
2021/22
5.0
2022/23
5.1
2023/24
5.4
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 869.3 2025/26
This school
67.9
2016/17
71.2
2017/18
72.5
2018/19
73.4
2021/22
70.4
2022/23
70.1
2023/24
70.0
2024/25
69.3
2025/26
Progress 8+0.77 2023/24
+0.52
2016/17
+1.01
2017/18
+0.95
2018/19
+0.81
2021/22
+0.83
2022/23
+0.77
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths99% 2025/26
This school
100%
2016/17
99%
2017/18
100%
2018/19
99%
2021/22
99.3%
2022/23
98.3%
2023/24
98.6%
2024/25
99%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths95.4% 2025/26
This school
95%
2016/17
99%
2017/18
97%
2018/19
96%
2021/22
95.2%
2022/23
90.7%
2023/24
94.5%
2024/25
95.4%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places2,000 2023/24
This school
1,225
2015/16
1,225
2016/17
1,675
2017/18
1,675
2018/19
1,675
2020/21
1,855
2021/22
2,000
2022/23
2,000
2023/24
Pupils1,918 2023/24
This school
1,179
2015/16
1,294
2016/17
1,425
2017/18
1,552
2018/19
1,816
2020/21
1,921
2021/22
1,963
2022/23
1,918
2023/24
Unfilled places4.1% 2023/24
This school
3.8%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
14.9%
2017/18
7.3%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
1.9%
2022/23
4.1%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | - | 2.9% | 8.5% | 7% | 7% | 6.8% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | - | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.11% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4% | 4.7% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3% | 2% | 5% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 47.8 | 72.1 | 78.0 | 77.8 | 89.0 | 97.0 | 101.4 | 112.0 | 110.1 | 108.8 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 52 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 95 | 107 | 111 | 121 | 121 | 120 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 3.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 24.9 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 20.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 16.9% | 25.1% | 23.9% | 22.7% | 21.5% | 12% | 10.3% | 19.2% | 16.4% | 7.1% | 8.3% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 52.4% | 67.8% | 56% | 52.4% | 56.7% | - | 57.6% | 82.9% | 71.9% | 75.8% | 74.4% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2.2 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | - | 2.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 67.9 | 71.2 | 72.5 | - | - | 73.4 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 70.0 | 69.3 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.52 | +1.01 | +0.95 | - | - | +0.81 | +0.83 | +0.77 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 100% | 99% | 100% | - | - | 99% | 99.3% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 99% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 95% | 99% | 97% | - | - | 96% | 95.2% | 90.7% | 94.5% | 95.4% |
| Places | 1,225 | 1,225 | 1,225 | 1,675 | 1,675 | - | 1,675 | 1,855 | 2,000 | 2,000 | - | - |
| Pupils | 1,167 | 1,179 | 1,294 | 1,425 | 1,552 | - | 1,816 | 1,921 | 1,963 | 1,918 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 4.7% | 3.8% | 0% | 14.9% | 7.3% | - | 0% | 0% | 1.9% | 4.1% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 24% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 3% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 5% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.9 | 2025/26 | Higher than 63% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 13.1 | 2025/26 | Higher than 77% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 8.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 19% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 5.4 | 2024/25 | Higher than 56% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 4.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 2% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 2.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 1% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 0.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 37% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,913 | year not recorded | Higher than 98% of schools | 3,265 |
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